RokNewsPager <= 1.17 - Path Disclosure

2013-09-17 00:00

Eugene Dokukin

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.18

Affected PluginRokNewsPager

Affected Version<= 1.17

CVSS7.5High

CVEN/A

View all RokNewsPager vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The RokNewsPager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Full Path Disclosure in versions up to, and including, 1.17 via the 'src' parameter in the 'thumb.php' and 'roknewspager.php' files. This can allow unauthenticated attackers to extract otherwise restricted system file paths.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.18, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

External References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ffd1cd48-96dc-4b35-8310-a5eb0a82dc19

CVSS Vector

7.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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